NATIONAL Highways has defended its A31 bride replacement project workforce after receiving comments that workers “are standing around on their phones”.

SANDBANKS residents “felt trapped in their own homes” as hundreds of people descended on the area on Friday causing gridlock traffic.

BIN FIRES across Bournemouth left residents ‘petrified’ and destroyed a home overnight.

A multi-agency meeting was held on Friday to decide what to do to tackle the “gang of youths” who are causing trouble at an estate in Poole.

A FIREFIGHTER and a nurse from Swanage are being forced to move out of the area because they can't find another rental home after being evicted.

A MAJOR rail strike will be held this week, affecting millions of people across the country.

A WOMAN who made threats to a man that she would kill his daughter has avoided going behind bars.

BEACHGOERS must be “responsible for their actions” following mass littering on Bournemouth Beach on the hottest day of the year.

A TESCO store had to close after a man allegedly exposed himself to members of the public and assaulted staff.

A POPULAR wine bar and shop in Christchurch is preparing to undergo a management change.

A NEW restaurant which won the right to open for 24 hours has been shutting at 11pm - because it can't get the staff.

A major online train journey planner has stopped working as services are crippled due to the largest rail strike for a generation.

A pedestrian has suffered serious injuries after a crash with a car in Winton.

A POLICE officer admits retrospectively altering search records relating to the hunt for missing teenager Gaia Pope-Sutherland, an inquest has heard.

THE New Forest National Park Authority has issued a warning as ticks are on the rise because global warming allows for longer periods for breeding.

PLANS to erect a two-storey block of 10 flats on green land sandwiched between an industrial unit and housing have been approved.

A GROWING business looking to bring smiles to faces- Highcliffe Hampers is Trader of the Week.

NEW cafes, restaurants and eateries have been cropping up all over the area.

Details on 10 people who have been sentenced at Poole Magistrates' Court for criminal offences.

DORSET Council ended the last financial year in a better position than expected – although there is concern about the costs of rising inflation on this year’s budget.

A NEW political group on BCP Council has been established by councillors who resigned from the Conservatives.

THE Dolphin Centre in Poole has been working alongside BCP Council to plant wildflowers across six locations in the local area, to support the ecosystem and encourage bee pollination.

BARCLAYS is again being criticised by Poole councillors who claim the company is failing to take climate change seriously enough.

A CONFERENCE brought together business people and politicians to champion Dorset as part of a ‘Central South’ region.

WITH temperatures soaring, it has been tempting to make the most of the good weather while it lasts.

COLUMNIST and trained counsellor Fiona Caine answers another set of reader dilemmas.

A TEAM of sight specialists in Ringwood have stepped in to treat a Ukrainian refugee suffering from blurred eyesight after fleeing his home country.

The ever popular Poole Quay Dream Machine Bike night is pictured here is 2003 within the first few years of the event taking place.

New rules on Spanish beaches could land British tourists with fines

From Tuesday, train passengers will face chaos with only a fifth of services running and half of lines closed

POLICE have issued a warning after receiving several reports of a naked man walking in the New Forest.

A VIDEO posted online has revealed the true extent of litter left on Bournemouth Beach on the hottest day of the year.

Calls have been made for BCP Council to bring in clean air zones across the conurbation.

POLICE are investigating an arson in Bournemouth which caused “significant” damage to a property and could have had “devastating” results.

A CHILDREN’S play park in a multi-million-pound housing development has been closed for around two years as it has never been inspected.

THE car parking policy for new housing developments has come under fire again as councillors reassessed a controversial plan for flats in a busy Christchurch road.

A MAN was knocked unconscious during an early hours street robbery in Poole.

A MAN requiring medical assistance in Poole was pronounced dead at the scene.

BCP council are considering a new pedestrian crossing along busy Bournemouth road after a resident has flagged up safety concerns.

A dispersal order was put in place in Ringwood town centre over the weekend

TWO teenagers have been arrested after a 14-year-old girl sustained facial injuries in an alleged assault.

The Criminal Bar Association (CBA) said several days of court walkouts will begin from next week.

A MUSIC mixing desk worth more than £300 was stolen from a doorstep of a Bournemouth address,

POLICE aborted the pursuit of a driver who reached speeds of almost 90mph as he attempted to escaped from officers.

PRIMARK has confirmed it has ‘no plans’ to leave Bournemouth town centre, despite speculation from residents online.

THE CORONER for Dorset is seeking the assistance of the public to find the next of kin of a man who died at Christchurch Hospital.

A MAN was seen making threats with a knife in an east Dorset industrial estate.

A PERSON was taken to hospital following a late-night crash in Westbourne.

IDEAS described as “inspiring” have been proposed for the temporary use of Bournemouth’s abandoned Winter Gardens site as summer approaches.

A NEW community building which will host a wellbeing project and a café in Churchill Gardens, Boscombe, is set to open next month.